What do you mean by tiles?

If you try to look for is the history of ceramic tiled, you will definitely encounter with the Italian word "majolica", who made a name for the variety in Italy, which inspired Victorian majolica. This can easily lead to think, began his trade in Italy. Ceramic tiles can be attributed to the 11th Century will be traced from Mesopotamia. Potters from Mesopotamia (now Iraq known) eventually emigrated to Spain. Majolica is the name of an island in Spain called itsMallorca, where the style was not defined. If this design craftsmanship, where exports to Italy began, not the name "Majolica".

What makes a piece of ceramic tiled? ceramic tiled is a technique that makes it special is defined. Basically, soft and porous ceramic pieces are baked until they are being cookie at low temperatures. These pieces turn yellow, covered with an opaque tin or cast lead, and dried. After drying, they are decorated andcoated with metal oxides and glazes fired again. applied later, a second coating of clear nail polish.

What does look like tiles? Majolica is known for its bright colors (such as cobalt blue, dark green and gold known), its polished enamel and its three-dimensional design. And 'decorated with a series of themes, like animals and plants, butterflies, shells, fish, fruit and vegetables. It is also sometimes decorated with classical and mythological figures such as cherubs, sphinxes,Access and Roman columns.

majolica pottery made its first appearance in England in 1851 on the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, as the work of the English potter Herbert Minton (in collaboration with the chemist Leon Arnoux for the glaze). It gradually gained much attention and recognition at home and abroad. majolica pottery was a success and has many Victorian homes. It reflects the interest in the natural sciences (botany, zoology and entomology), which wasdistributed over time. Majolica was also affordable - more affordable than porcelain - so that more people are able, they have held. patronage of Queen Victoria of the pottery also contributed to the fact that it is very popular.

When Minton majolica ceramics imported into the U.S. from 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, started the production of majolica and American goods.

In 1860, soon inspired designs oriental ceramics, such as bamboo and manifestsEnd of the 19th Century showed characteristic patterns of Art Nouveau tiles, vineyards and Calla. There are no limits when it comes to designs for the tiles.

Today, when people speak of majolica, Minton's will be called in boats probably also applies to Victorian majolica. It remains a stand-out or a type of ceramic that can accentuate elegant houses in the world today.